Furniture



A. G. GIRARD.

FURNITURE.

APPLICATION FILED MAYIL IQZO.

407 405 Patented Feb. 21, 1922.

2 SHEETS-SHEET I- A. G. GIRARD.

FURNITURE.

APHICATION FILED MAY 17, 1920.

1,407,405, Patented Feb. 21, 1922.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

V EN TOR.

ZATTORNEY. v

UNITED STATFEfiQ is; can a ALIBERT G, GIRAB'D, OF WORCESTER,MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIGNOR 0F ONE-HALF T0 7 FAYETTE A. AMIDON, OF\VORCESTER, MASSACHUSETTS.

anovnoa Application filed May 17,

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, ALBERT G. Gimme, acitizen of the United Statesof America, and a resident of the city ofWorcester, in the county of lVorcester and State of Massachusetts, haveinvented new and useful Improvements in Furniture, of which thefollowing is a specification.

, This invention relates to improvements in furniture and moreparticularly to combination table and chairs.

One of the objects of my invention is toprovide an arrangement whereby anumber of seats or chairs is adapted'to be foldably connected to atable;

, 'i inothcr object of. my invention is to provide a simple, efficientand inexpensive device of the character described adapted to permit atable and seats to be made from a unitary,structure and so arranged thatthe seats may readily fold to a position directly under the table. V

A still further objector my invention is to provide-an arrangementdesigned to allow a seat which forms an accompaniment to a table or deskto be folda-bly disposed out of the way from a position alongside thetable to one beneath the table.

Another object of my invention is to provide an arrangement whereinthere is adapted to be provided aiseries of seats or chairs mounteduponmovable supports, and held in ioldable relation upon these supports insuch a manner that all theseatsmay be' folded within orunderthe tabletop, thus allowing the table and the seats to befreadily moved atthesamc time and in one operation.

A. still further object of my, invention is to provide a device whichshall include not only a table but a number of foldable seats as well,it being understood that the seats may be separately folded under thetable.

And it is another object ofniy invention to provide in a device asdescribed, in com bination, means whereby the table and seat supportsmay be readily collapsed and thus made to occupy but very little room.

lVith the above and other objects in view, my invention consists in thearrangement, combination and details of construction disclosed in thedrawings and specification, and then 'more particularly'pointed out inthe appended claims. V

In the drawings wherein similar reference FURNITURE.

V Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Fel 21 1922 Figure 3 is afragmental detail View of said invention,

Figure is a bottom plan view of said invention,

F igure 5 is a sectional detail view of a seat and swinging supportingarm,

Figure 6 1s a perspective view of the seat, its support and a tablesupport,

Figure 7 is a front elevation of the collapsed form of myinvention,

Figure 8 is a front elevation 01': the parts shown in Figure 7 butarranged in spread out relation.

Figure 9 is a view of the standards for the table and showing also theinterlockable part-s,

Figure 10 is a side view of the collapsed form of my invention,

Figure 11 is a fragmental sectional view of the table top and certainunderstruct-ure thereof.

Referring to the drawings which are merely illustrative of my invention1 and Q- designate the opposite sets of standards, while 3 and 4,designate the other similarly arranged set of standards disposed atright angles to those first mentioned. The broad fiat base portions ofthese standards are designated 5 as indicated in Figure 1. A. pair ofupstanding wire arms 6 and 7 have lower curved ends secured into thecross bar 4 which is fixedly and firmly secured upon the upper end ofeach standard 1, 2, 3, and 4. Each standard is furthermore provided atits lower end with a deep recess or socket 8 in which extends the pinQupon which is suitably trunnioned the lower end of a curved orsegmental arm 10, the pin passing through the opening 10 formed in thelower end of this arm. A pivot 11 extends in the upper end of the semental arm 10 and upon this pivot is movcbly mounted the lug 12 formedat the bottom side of the seat 13 carrying the back 14. It will benoticed that when the curved arm 10 is forced back as far as it will goit will abut the lower edge of the notch or recess 8 which actstherefore as a suitable stop therefor, With the parts thus arranged theseat 13 is supported firmly in a horizontal position. Ihe distance orspace between the upstanding arms 6 and 7 is sufficient to allow theback portion 14 to pass therethrough foldably. All of the seats aresupported in this same manner so that it will be seen that by virtue ofthe pivots 11 the seats 13 are permitted to swing thereupon to asubstantially horizontal position as shown in Figure 1, the curved armhaving previously been swung upon. its pivot 9, and the position of thisarm and seat permits the back portion let to be swung through andbetween the wire arms 6 and 7 to occupy the position shown in Figure 1.

It is proposed to render the table structure collapsible and for thispurpose the upstanding arms 6 and 7 of each standard carry interlockableextensible elements, in the nature of sleeves 17 projecting at rightangles from these pair of arms 6 and 7 and rods projecting at rightangles from the other pair of upstanding arms and designated 18, itbeing noticed that the uppermost terminals 1601 these upstanding armsproject above the'sleeves and corresponding rods therefor, and providepins which are adapted to project into the bores 20 formed in the tabletop 19, any suitable catch (not shown) being adapted to hold the tabletop down in position uponthese pins 16. It will be seen that a suitableset screw (not shown) may; be adapted to hold the interlocking partsagainst displacement. lVhen the rods slide in the sleeves the twostandards of each pair of supports for the table top will telescopeuntil the parts are as shown in Figure 7, collapsed and ready forshipment.

"It will thus be seen that I haveprovided "a simple and efiicient andinexpensive arrangement that possesses the diserable-qualities that itsaves considerable space when on the floor owing to the seats foldingunder the table, enables the floor sweeper to reach under the t'a-ble'tobetter advantage in a smaller radius of movement about the table,permits the table and seats being moved at one stroke, allows the partsof the table being collapsed and thus more quickly shipped and will givemore comfort to the occupants of the seats whichform an accompaniment tothe table. Numerous changesmay be made in practice without departing inprinciple from the details'herein disclosed What I Patent is desire. toprotect by Letters 1. In a deviceas described the combinajectingforwardly from said upstanding arms of one standard, a pair of rightangmlarly disposed rods formed upon the upstanding arms of the otherstandard, said rods adapted to telescope inthe sleeves of the otherstandard adjustably, and a foldable seat carried by .each standard andadapted tobe positioned between the upstanding arms of each standard.

2. In a device as described, the combination of a pair of standardshaving upstandin rods, a pair of sleeves projecting from the upper endof'one pair of rods below the upper terminals thereof, a pair of rodsprojecting below the upper terminals of the other standard,said'projecting rods adapted to enter the sleeves adjustably, a tabletop having bores into which the free terminals of all of said upstandingrods project whereby said table top holds said standards againstseparation, and seats carried by said standards. v

3. In a device as described, the combination of a pair of standardshaving upstanding rods, aswinging arm'h'aving a connection in the lowerportion of said standards,

against separation, and seats foldably connected to said standards. a r

In witness whereof he has hereunto, set

his hand and affixed; his seal this 13th day of May, 1920. v

. ALBERT. e. emann. as

Attestedi j j I WILLIAM E.'BAFI,

FAYETTE A. AMIDQN.

